Plu Villa Pattaya Owner Presents Evidence to Counter Allegations, Threatens Counterlawsuit Against Customer Over Child Drowning Drama

The owner of Plu Villa Pattaya is presenting evidence to counter allegations, threatening a counterlawsuit against customers over the child drowning incident at the property. The homeowner claims the house design is not at fault and has backing to pursue legal action. May 15, 2025 – After a Facebook user posted CCTV footage of a child drowning in the pool at a vacation villa in Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province, the child was fortunately rescued by a parent who jumped in immediately. The incident occurred on May 11 in the afternoon. The Facebook poster had questioned the unusual villa design, particularly noting that the living room didn't overlook the pool area, arguing that standard designs provide constant pool visibility. The poster noted that during the child's drowning, visibility was blocked by a large duck, and suggested the child might not have survived without parental presence. Reporters visited Ventis Villa and met with 37-year-old owner Arisa, who showed them the disputed areas, revealing four large sliding glass doors just 3 meters from the pool. Arisa disclosed that a customer had texted asking for the CCTV footage, claiming their child had nearly drowned and wanting the video as a cautionary lesson, offering compensation. Upon hearing this, she reviewed the footage, found it to be true, and sent the file to the customer without further thought. However, when the clip was later posted online with criticisms of the villa's design and suggesting the child nearly died due to poor layout, the homeowner attempted to contact the original poster but reached a man claiming to be the poster's husband. During the conversation, he became defensive, made threats, and challenged her to pursue legal action. She is now consulting with lawyers to file charges against the poster. Arisa emphasized that the villa maintains high safety standards, even providing life jackets. Since the incident, she has lost multiple customer bookings. Most importantly, the CCTV footage confirms that a parent stood nearby throughout the child's drowning, which lasted less than 20 seconds before the father jumped in to rescue him. This contradicts the mother's online criticism of the villa's design. Prior to the incident, the child had always worn a life jacket while swimming, and the parents had even taken the child to swim in the nearby sea, where the mother removed the life jacket and the child went back into the water unsupervised until drowning. This situation has nothing to do with the pool villa. She emphasized this should not become a legal matter and would accept an apology from the other party to resolve everything.